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Archive for the “Our Heroes” Category
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Eva Niewiadomski
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 12 Jun, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series, we are talking with the very artistic Eva Niewiadomski. After 15 years working in accounting, finance and marketing, Eva was laid off subsequent to her company enduring a complicated merger. This suited Eva perfectly since she could now take the hands-on approach she always loved and allow her creative juices to flow…straight into her business Catalyst Ranch. Keep reading to learn more about Eva’s creative journey…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Seth Kahan
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 10 Jun, 2010
Today in the “Our Heroes” series we speak with Seth Kahan, a former employee of World Bank for 13 years. Seth left his job in 2002 on good terms and founded Visionary Leadership, a consulting firm specializing in executive strategy. Today, Seth continues to grow his brand with his book “Getting Change Right”. Let’s hear more about what Seth has to say… ...
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Sotiria Krikelis, Founder of RelaxMissy – An entrepreneur in making!
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 6 Jun, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are talking to Sotiria Kirkelis, a Nuclear Medicine major turned entrepreneur and Founder of Relax Missy. Her passion was fueled after having experienced unpleasant clinical rotations at a hospital, where she worked. She pursued her passion of designing shoes with the money she had saved up since the age of 15. Let’s hear more about Sotiria and her business…...
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Employee Turned Entrepreneur – Joshua Lannon
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 4 Jun, 2010
Today under the “Our Heroes” series we are talking to Joshua Lannon, founder of Journey Healing Centers. After leaving his General Manager job at two nightclubs in Vegas, he embarked on a journey to help those struggling with addictions. Today, Joshua’s business spans two states and 80 employees, with international growth on the horizon. Here is what Joshua had to say…...
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From IBM to Babysitting…The Birth of a Successful Business!
Posted Under: Entrepreneurship, Our Heroes on 2 Jun, 2010
Genevieve Thiers is our ’employee turned entrepreneur’ guest today under the “Our Heroes” series. After Genevieve was laid off from her job as a professional information developer she used her talent as a problem solver to start up Sittercity.com and assist mothers find babysitters via the internet. She felt that moms needed help in a BIG way and made it her mission to get the site up and running and play her role in making life easier for moms countrywide! Let’s hear about what Genevieve had to say…...
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